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An excerpt from Kurt Mahlburg’s book Cross and Culture: Can Jesus Save the West? ~~~ Conventional wisdom today says that people are entitled to their religious beliefs, so long as they keep these views out of politics. Under this logic, the public square should be [...]

Is there hope for the West? How will things pan out? It always happens: whenever I am out speaking somewhere, talking about the culture wars, the loss of freedoms, and the assault on faith, I am always asked about how I see the future. Can [...]

Last week, independent Adelaide news site InDaily ran a scare story entitled The Divine Right: Pentecostal recruitment drive divides SA Libs. Its apparent aim was to spook secular Australians about the increasing involvement of Christians in electoral politics. “Senior Liberals are actively recruiting Pentecostals,” the [...]

Since I came to Australia a couple of years ago, there is one word, associated with an Australian actor, which has been shouted at me more than any other. Mel Gibson’s portrayal of the Scottish hero, William Wallace, is summed up by his crying in [...]

What follows is a sermon by Pastor Wang Yi of the Early Rain house church movement in China. Before Pastor Yi was recently arrested and imprisoned, he gave the following sermon based on Ephesians 5:15. I would highly recommend you taking the time to watch [...]

Editor's Note: GlobalPrayerforChina.org, the online voice responding to Cardinal Charles Bo’s request to come together internationally to pray for the Church and Peoples of China, describes the ongoing human rights violations by the government of China. Read the original article here. ___ Across the board, [...]

Dr Bernard Randall, an ordained Church of England minister, has lost his job as chaplain at Trent College, Nottingham, and has been reported to the government’s counter-terrorism watchdog as a ‘potentially violent religious extremist’ for a sermon he gave telling students they can make up [...]

Tolerance used to be defined as the ability to respectfully engage with others, even if you disagree with what they say. Nevertheless, it is clear that the new ‘tolerance’ is far less about encouraging deferential dialogue, and far more to do with controlling speech. We [...]

Pastor Artur Pawlowski from Calgary, Canada, has been arrested by a SWAT team on a busy highway for failing to close his church under Alberta’s strict Covid-19 health order. Enduring rough treatment during his arrest, Pastor Artur is now in jail, where he has been [...]

Total Control Over the last decade, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been working hard on its “Social Credit System”. Meant to be fully operational by last year, its aim is “to allow the trustworthy to roam freely under heaven while making it hard for [...]

The mainstream media in the U.S. has become so riven by Left and Right ideological partisanship, and reduced to strident propaganda megaphones for either the Democrats or the Republicans. But it must be said that those on the Left are now far worse, being willing [...]

Have you ever thought about what Paul went through in prison when he wrote to Timothy in 1 Timothy 2:1-6? I urge you. Is prayer urgent for you? Is prayer for government a top priority for you? https://youtu.be/gu6XHLAT3aU   When we pray for our federal [...]

“Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is typical of the Biden administration, which will push the Sexual Revolution at every opportunity,” Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., said. Blinken repudiated the work of the U.S. Commission on Unalienable Rights established by former Secretary of [...]

I was born behind the Iron Curtain. But like millions of others, my parents decided to flee our communist homeland to escape oppression. We became refugees and emigrated to the West. And so, I grew up on stories of communist oppression: of authorities coming in [...]

Panel shows like ABC’s Q+A are a staple of healthy democracies -- a great format to thrash out the debates and disagreements of the day. But like an increasing number of Australians, I’m tuning out of Q+A. And for one simple reason: it is no [...]

John Sandeman, the editor of Eternity, recently wrote an article criticising the Australian Christian Lobby for supporting Israel Folau. According to the heading on their Facebook post, “Several leaders suggest ACL might pick a better topic.” Significantly, the timing of this piece coincides with Martyn [...]

The persecution of Christians worldwide continues to get worse: If you have ever wondered what is the surest way to face persecution, torture and death in so many places around the world, we fully know the answer to that: simply be a committed follower of [...]

Many of us are aware of the various challenges facing the West with the rise of trends like cancel culture, Big Tech censorship and Critical Race Theory. But what are some practical things we can do? Here are three petitions you should sign today in [...]

by Dave Kubal, President/CEO of IFA. Editor's Note: Dave Kabal is CEO of Intercessors for America and he is a very devoted man of prayer. Several of our team have met and prayed with him over the years. We enjoy a warm relationship with the [...]

Has religious freedom had its day here in the West? Sure, we still have a large degree of religious freedom. Australia and other Western nations are light years away from North Korea, Cuba, or Iran when it comes to freedom of religion. But let’s face [...]